The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-22
JEFFERSON JOTS.
The Militia Bill Killed The Sen.
ate Want Passes -PrOhibi-
ton i'm the House.
A Committee Raised to InyeSti.
gate why Dave FOtheringham
is Held i'm Jail.
A Committee of Cow Doctors to be
Appointed and $4,000 to
go With Them.

Jefferson City, Feb. l5.-In the lower
house Of the legislature to-day, the bill
providing for the establishing of an efic-
lent state militia and its maintenance was
defeated by vote Of 50 nays 70 A ayes.
| In the senate the bill prohibiting the
acceptance of railroad p sses by the state
officials or other persons not actually In
the service of the railroads, failed TO
pass.
In the house the joint resolution provid-
ing that the question Of prohibition be
submitted to a vote of the people Of the
state was passed by a vote OF 20 to 53.
In the house this afternoon Mr.. Sauls-
bury moved a reconsideration of the vote
by which resolution pissed 10 appoint a
committe to visit St. Louis, and ascertain
BY what authority David b. Fotheringham
is detained as prisoner.
Mr.. Holland moved to lay that question
on the table.
This was lost, and Mr.. Saulsbury's mo-
ton prevailed.
The vote was reconsidered, and the reso-
luton TO investigate was again adopted i
ayes 63, nays 81. The speaker appointed
the committee as follows: Messrs. Tim
monds, Haynes, Ely, Bridges and Holland.
The committee will 60 10 81. Louis Friday.
They will probably ascertain that the
legislature has nothing to do with Judi
cial question of that nature further than 20
make laws bearing ON the subject and Il Is
not improbable that the auditor may hest |
tate to allow the claims of the committee |
for expenses OF the expedition since the |
senate has declined 10 sanction it.
Tue bill repeating the 81. Louis Sunday |
law was made the special order for tO-mor-
Tow at o'clock.
The following bills were passed Amend
ing the act to provide for the payment
OF wages OF labor In lawful money
of the United States. Limiting time for
institution of suits for denver of widows TO
ten years. Amending en- act relating TO
the appointment of a substitute in cases Of
vacancy. The court having Jurisdiction
power TO appoint an assignee in all cases
where a vacancy occurs In the trustee.
Mr.. Turner'S bill to protect live stock,
introduced, provides for the appointment
of three commissioners by the governor
by advice and consent of the sem
ate, 10 be called the board of live stock
commission of Missouri; one To hold
office six years, one four years aud one
two years, and all of the commissioners shall
be practical farmers, and residents
of the state. They shallexecute bond of
5000 to be approved by the Governor
and shall receive s. per day and expenses
when engaged in the performance of their
duties. The board is authorized to employ
a veterinary surgeon at a salary of $1,000.
1t is made the duty OF the board TO protect
all live stock from contagious and infect
Jus diseases and they are compelled TO
destroy animals when satisfied that the
disease is epidemic. The bill appropriates
so, 900 TO carry out the provision of the
act.
Mr.. Booth of Franklin introduced the
local option bill agreed TO by the demo
cratic caucus last night. The measure
provides for local option by counties,
elections to be held on a petition on the
first Tuesday in November 1887, and BIZ
annually thereafter and in counties voting
for the sale of liquo- petitions for dram
shop licenses shall be signed BY the tax
paying voters instead of tax-paying ciui-
zens as heretofore. Chairman Allison of
the committee on education presented a
majority report on substitute prohibiting
the teaching of foreign languages in schools
acting under special charter. The bill
applies only to St. Louis and il
passed the teaching of German and other
languages will have 10 be discontinued.
MIR. Moulton submitted minority report
recommending that the law remain as it
now is Both reports were ordered printed.
At 1920 o'click, Mr.. Satterwhite, of st.
Francois, called up the special order of
business, which was the joint and concur
rent submission resolution. Jewett's
that prohibition should be
adopted by a vote of the people and that the
law should should go into operation Jan. l.
1892, was lost by a vote of "A to 81.
Knapp came forward again with his in
demni;y amendment; defeated-ayes 49,
nays 20. Many other amendments were
offered, but were defeated. Folan, of ST.
Louis, moved that as the senate bill had
practically been killed by the senate and
had no show this session, TIE previous
question prevailed. Carried-9s ayes, q
nays.
The resolution was then put on Its pas
sage and was passed by vote of as ayes,
20 NOES